TRIFOLIUM repens 'Pentaphyllum'
(try-FO-lee-um) (RE-penz) | TRIFPE3 |
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| Common Name: Clover |
| Description: Many, "4-leaf" clovers on this low growing, purple-leafed variety. |
| Zone: 4 |
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TROLLIUS chinensis 'Golden Queen'
(TRO-lee-us) (chin-EN-sis) | TROLGQ5 |
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| Common Name: Globeflower |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Bright orange, cup-shaped flowers; deeply lobed and toothed leaves. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERBENA canadensis
(ver-BEE-na) (kan-a-DEN-sis) | VERBCA3 |
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| Common Name: Rose Vervain |
| Description: Bright lavender flowers all summer on this native ground cover. |
| Zone: 5 |
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VERBENA canadensis 'Homestead Purple'
(ver-BEE-na) (kan-a-DEN-sis) | VERBHO3 |
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| Common Name: Vervain |
| Description: Deep violet-purple flower clusters on vigorous, dark green foliage. |
| Zone: 6 |
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VERNONIA fasciculata
(ver-NON-ee-a) (fas-sik-ew-LA-ta) | VERNFA3 |
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| Common Name: Ironweed |
| Description: Erect, late summer-early fall blooming native topped with broad, compound inflorescences made up of many heads of reddish-purple flowers. Blooms July-September; good cut flower. Named for its tough, fibrous stems. |
| Zone: 3 |
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VERNONIA lettermannii
(ver-NON-ee-a) | VERNLE3 |
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| Common Name: Thread-leaf Ironweed |
| Description: Purple flowers from August-September that tolerate a wide range of soil. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA liwanensis
(ver-ON-ih-ka) | VEROLI3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: 1997 Plant Select®. Cobalt blue flowers cover mat-forming foliage April-June. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA longifolia 'First Love' PPAF
(ver-ON-ih-ka) | VEROFL3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: Plentiful spikes of fluorescent pink flowers from July-September; deep green foliage. Compact, drought tolerant plant. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA oltensis
(ver-ON-ih-ka) (ol-TEN-sis) | VEROOL3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: Delicate, lacy foliage forms an emerald doily for your border or rock garden. Dark blue flowers in summer. Slow growing, but long lived. Only 1" tall! From Turkish mountains. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA 'Reavis' (CRYSTAL RIVER®)
(ver-ON-ih-ka) | VEROCR3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: 2003 Plant Select®. Ground cover hybrid with the vigor and heat tolerance of Blue Wooly Speedwell (Veronica pectinata) and the true blue flowers of Turkish Speedwell (Veronica liwanensis). Blooms in mid spring rapidly covering all the bare spots in the garden. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA 'Royal Candles' PP# 18,932
(ver-ON-ih-ka) | VERORC3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: Rich violet-blue flowers in solid, conical spikes late spring-early summer on long-blooming dwarf with compact, upright form. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA spicata 'Purpleicious' PP# 17,639
(ver-ON-ih-ka) (spih-KAH-tah) | VEROPU3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: An award-winning plant addition for your garden! Vibrant, purple flower spikes above dark green foliage from late spring through summer; drought tolerant. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA 'Sunny Border Blue'
(ver-ON-ih-ka) | VEROBB3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: 1993 PPA Plant of the Year! Dark violet-blue flowers June til hard frost. Sturdy plants. |
| Zone: 5 |
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VERONICA 'Tidal Pool' PP# 23,341
(ver-ON-ih-ka) | VEROTP3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: This cross between Veronica armena and pectinata 'Rosea' seems to have inherited the best traits from both parents. Oak-like leaves that are medium green with a silvery-blue cast create a more dense and faster spreading foliage mat than either parent. Medium to deep blue-violet flowers late April into mid-May. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA 'Whitewater'PP#22,783
(ver-ON-ih-ka) | VEROWW3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell |
| Description: Dense, low carpet with glossy green leaves that turn bronze in the winter months and is covered with white flowers April-early June. Deer and rabbit resistant.Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICA x 'P018S' Snowmass®
(ver-ON-ih-ka) | VEROSN3 |
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| Common Name: Speedwell, Blue-eyed Veronica |
| Description: 2017 Plant Select®. Small, glossy, rounded leaves form a dense mat, covered by a stunning display of small, four-petaled, white flowers with a blue eye. A perfect compliment to spring bulbs. It fills in quickly and vigorously, spreading across the garden by stems which root themselves in the soil. Beautiful as a ground cover among flagstones and patio pavers; along a walkway, or as a border along a sunny or partly shaded garden. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VERONICASTRUM virginicum 'Albo-Rosea'
(ver-ON-ih-KAS-trum) (ver-JIN-ih-kum) | VEROAR3 |
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| Common Name: Culver's Physic |
| Description: Delicate pink-white flowers summer-fall. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VINCA minor
(VING-ka) (MY-ner) | VINCMI3 |
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| Common Name: Periwinkle, Myrtle |
| Description: Rich, glossy, green ground cover; blue flowers. Tolerates dry shade. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VINCA minor 'Illumination' PP# 12,132
(VING-ka) (MY-ner) | VINCIL3 |
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| Common Name: Periwinkle |
| Description: Stunning Vinca with unique, variegated, golden foliage. Blue flowering in spring contrast beautifully with the yellow and green foliage. Trailing, spreading habit makes a fine ground cover, rock garden, border, or container plant. It lights up the landscape in sun or shade. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VINCA minor 'La Grave'
(VING-ka) (MY-ner) | VINCLA3 |
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| Common Name: Periwinkle |
| Description: RHS Award of Garden Merit. Dark, glossy green foliage tending to grow in mounds; deep blue flowers. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VINCA minor 'Ralph Shugert' PP# 6,960
(VING-ka) (MY-ner) | VINCRS3 |
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| Common Name: Periwinkle |
| Description: Blue blossoms; lush, dark green foliage variegated with clearly defined white edges. An exciting plant with robust growth. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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VIOLA corsica
(VY-oh-la) (KOR-sik-a) | VIOLCO3 |
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| Common Name: Violet |
| Description: 2003 Plant Select®. From the Mediterranean; lovely bright purple-violet, 1" flowers early spring to late fall. Can tolerate considerable drought. Reseeds moderately. |
| Zone: 5 |
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VIOLA labradorica
(VY-oh-la) (lab-ra-DOOR-ih-ka) | VIOLLA3 |
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| Common Name: Violet |
| Description: Unique, purple foliage; purple spurred flowers. |
| Zone: 3 |
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VIOLA odorata 'Konigin Charlotte'
(VY-oh-la) (o-dor-AH-ta) | VIOLKC3 |
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| Common Name: Violet |
| Description: Fragrant, floriferous, blue 'sweet violet'. |
| Zone: 5 |
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VIOLA odorata 'Rosina'
(VY-oh-la) (o-dor-AH-ta) | VIOLRO3 |
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| Common Name: Strawberry Viola |
| Description: Deep pink flowering, seedless, long blooming 'sweet violet'. Fragrance galor! |
| Zone: 5 |
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VIOLA x wickrottii 'Ultima Morpho'
(VY-oh-la) (wick-ROT-ee-eye) | VIOLUM3 |
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| Common Name: Pansy |
| Description: 2002 AAS Winner! Distinctive mid blue upper petals; bright yellow lower petals with 'whiskers'. Very floriferous with a long bloom season. Available spring and fall only. |
| Zone: 4 |
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WALDSTEINIA ternata
(wald-STEIN-ee-a) (ter-NAY-tah) | WALDTE3 |
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| Common Name: Barren Strawberry |
| Description: Glossy, strawberry-like leaves; yellow flowers. Fine, low ground cover. |
| Zone: 4 |
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WEIGELA praecox 'April Snow' PP# 20,006
(wy-JEE-lah) (PRAY-koks) | WEIGAS5 |
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| Description: Pure white selection made from seed collected by Bluebird Nursery's founder, Harlan Hamernik, on the Wutai Shan (mountains), northern Shanxi Province, China. Rare, white, spring flowering shrub. Propagation Prohibited. |
| Zone: 4 |
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WISTERIA frutescens 'Aunt Maude'
(wis-TER-ee-ah) (froo-TESS-enz) | WISTAM5 |
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| Common Name: American Wisteria |
| Description: Faintly scented, blue-violet flowers in racemes of 30-50 are densely packed on current season's growth. Long, shiny seed pods add interest in late summer and fall. A native of the southeastern U.S. this hardy strain has been performing beautifully on a pergola at the Bailey Wye at the Henry Doorly Zoo. |
| Zone: 4 |
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ZAUSCHNERIA garrettii (ORANGE CARPET®)
(zowsh-NER-ee-a) (gar-RET-ee-eye) | ZAUSOC3 |
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| Common Name: California Fuchsia |
| Description: 2001 Plant Select®. Masses of flowing, orange-scarlet flowers summer to fall. Selected from seed collected in Idaho. Available after 4-15. |
| Zone: 4 |
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